Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-046
Nixon phone call with Butterfield on Oval Office
Thursday, November 18, 1971 · 5:57 PM–5:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 24 sec
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On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 5:57 pm to 5:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-046 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-46
Date: November 18, 1971
Time: 5:57 pm - 5:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-046, November 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190937). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-046 (accessed November 8, 2026).